Persona 5 Release Date Announced for North America

<p><em>Persona 5 <&sol;em>has been long-awaited by many JRPG fans&comma; as Atlus has been busy milking the <em>Persona 4 <&sol;em>franchise for all its worth&period; Several fighting games&comma; re-releases&comma; and even a dancing game have made <em>Persona 4 <&sol;em>into a bit of a cultural phenomenon&period; Fans who were hoping to get their hands on <em>Persona 5<&sol;em> will have to wait a little bit longer than Japanese audiences though&period; The game will release on PS4 and PS3 on February 14&comma; 2017&period; Yes&comma; that means you may have to choose between your loved one and a new <em>Persona <&sol;em>title&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In Japan&comma; the game comes out September 15th of this year&period; So if you are really determined&comma; you could import the title&comma; but unless you speak Japanese&comma; you will probably be out of luck in terms of understanding the game&period; The hype for the latest entry in the series has been mounting ever since <em>Catherine <&sol;em>was released in 2011&comma; effectively freeing up the <em>Persona <&sol;em>team to take a stab at a new game in the franchise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;107854" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-107854" style&equals;"width&colon; 1746px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-107854" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;03151640&sol;o5xr7xqnlf6tjf0yvztx&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Persona 5" width&equals;"1746" height&equals;"2147" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-107854" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;Persona 5&comma; Atlus&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><em>Persona 5 <&sol;em>will release in February alongside a couple different physical editions for fans to choose between&period; Above is the box art for the standard release&comma; which looks incredible&period; Both limited editions will be exclusive to the PS4 release&comma; with the first one being a SteelBook that will only be available to pre-orders and a limited number of day-one editions&period; The &&num;8220&semi;Take Your Heart&&num;8221&semi; Premium edition will be the one die-hard fans will be craving the most as it includes everything from the soundtrack on CD&comma; a 64-page hardcover art book&comma; a plush of Morgana the cat&comma; a school bag that is a replica of the ones found in the game&comma; a steelbook&comma; and a collectible box that contains everything listed above&period; While the steelbook edition will retail at &dollar;59&period;99&comma; the &&num;8220&semi;Take Your Heart&&num;8221&semi; edition will list at &dollar;89&period;99&comma; which is a pretty good price considering all the content you will be getting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source&colon; Atlus Press Release <&sol;strong><strong>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;kotaku&period;com&sol;persona-5-wont-be-out-in-north-america-until-february-2-1780940216">Kotaku<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;